My father's birthday is on the 4th of July and when I was young, I used to think all the fireworks and celebrations were to celebrate his birthday. It made sense to me because my dad was so special. :-)
Learning that the whole city wasn't celebrating my dad's birthday was a bigger shock than learning that ...you know...Santa Claus thing.
A childhood belief about birthdays
others believed things like this
- Up until I was almost 11, I thought that a birthday suit was a special outfit you wore only on your birthdayAnon
- I used to think that a birthday suit was a special outfit you wear on your birthday— Bri
- i used to think that if i didn't celebrate my birthday each year my younger sister would catch up with me— q
- I used to believe that on your birthday, you didn't advance to your next age until you ate your birthday cake.— Casi
- My parents have the same birthday -- month, day, and year. I though all mom's and dad's had the same birthday.— Cait
- Since I was born on the 4th of July, I really thought the entire country celebrated my birthday.— -Stoddard